- Source: 2024 South Carolina Senate election
The 2024 South Carolina Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. Primary elections took place on June 11, 2024.
Certified parties
The political parties certified in South Carolina for the 2024 elections include the typical Republican and Democratic parties, Drew McKissick chaired by and Christale Spain, respectively. Additionally, several third-party candidates are running for state senate elections:
Alliance Party of South Carolina: Chaired by Jim Rex, the 16th South Carolina Superintendent of Education. A central tenant of their platform is term limits. They will run a candidate in District 15 against incumbent Wes Climer.
South Carolina Constitution Party: Chaired by Ted Adams. They will run no candidates for state senate.
South Carolina Forward Party: Formerly, the Independence Party of South Carolina. Chaired by Wayne Griffin.
South Carolina Green Party: Co-chaired by Jessica Lazenby and Mike Stewart. They will run no candidates for state senate.
Libertarian Party of South Carolina: Chaired by Kathryn Whitener. They will run a candidate in District 20.
United Citizens Party: Chaired by Chris Nelums, who ran in the special election for District 19. He will again run for District 19 in the general election.
South Carolina Workers Party: Co-chaired by Harold Geddings III and Leonard Lee Goff III. They will run candidates in Districts 16, 22, & 26.
Special elections
= District 31 (March 29, 2022)
=After longtime Republican incumbent Hugh Leatherman died in November 2021, a special election was held to fill his seat to represent Florence, South Carolina, in the Senate. A Republican primary was held on January 25, and a special election was held on March 29.
= District 42 (May 11, 2023)
=Democratic incumbent Marion Kimpson resigned May 11, 2023, after an appointment to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Democratic primary was held on September 5, a Democratic runoff was held on September 19, and the special election was held on November 7.
= District 19 (January 2, 2024)
=Incumbent John L. Scott Jr. died August 13, 2023, from blood clot complications. A special election was held on January 2, 2024.
Results
Summary
Retirements
Five incumbents did not seek re-election.
= Democrats
=District 26: Nikki G. Setzler retired.
District 35: Thomas McElveen retired.
= Republicans
=District 6: Dwight Loftis retired.
District 12: Scott Talley retired.
= Independents
=District 22: Mia McLeod retired.
Incumbents defeated
= In primary election
=Three incumbent senators, one Democrat and two Republicans, were defeated in the June 11 primary election. One more incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the June 25 primary runoff election.
Democrats
District 26: Dick Harpootlian lost renomination to Russell Ott.
Republicans
District 23: Katrina Shealy lost renomination to Carlisle Kennedy.
District 27: Penry Gustafson lost renomination to Allen Blackmon.
District 41: Sandy Senn lost renomination to Matt Leber.
= In general election
=Four incumbent senators, all Democrats, were defeated in the general election. One more incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the June 25 primary runoff election.
Democrats
District 36: Kevin L. Johnson lost renomination.
District 39: Vernon Stephens lost renomination.
District 17: Mike Fanning lost renomination.
District 29: Gerald Malloy lost renomination.
Predictions
Detailed results
= District 1
=District 1 covers parts of Oconee and Pickens Counties. Incumbent Thomas C. Alexander will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election. If reelected, it will be his eighth full-term and mark over 30 consecutive years in the Senate.
= District 2
=District 2 is contained within Pickens County. Incumbent Rex Rice will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election. It will be his third term in office.
= District 3
=District 3 consists of Northern Anderson County. Republican incumbent Richard Cash will seek a second full term, while Democrat and mental health counselor, Jessicka Spearman, will seek to unseat him in the general election.
= District 4
=Incumbent Michael Gambrell will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 5
=Incumbent Tom Corbin will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 6
== District 7
== District 8
== District 9
== District 10
== District 11
== District 12
== District 13
=Incumbent Shane Martin will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 14
=Incumbent Harvey S. Peeler Jr. will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 15
== District 16
== District 17
== District 18
=Incumbent Ronnie Cromer will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 19
== District 20
== District 21
=Incumbent Darrell Jackson (politician) will run unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.
= District 22
== District 23
=Incumbent Republican Katrina Shealy ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary. Shealy had drawn national attention during the previous legislative session when she joined with the chamber's other female senators, including two other Republicans, in a filibuster of a proposed total abortion ban. Her actions drew the ire of the state Republican party, leading to her primary challenge, which she lost in a runoff.
= District 24
== District 25
=Incumbent A. Shane Massey will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 26
=During the 2021 decennial reapportionment, Democratic incumbents Nikki G. Setzler and Dick Harpootlian were drawn into the same district. Setzler, the longest serving state senator in office in the country, has chosen to retire rather than seek a thirteenth term. State Representative Russell Ott defeated Dick Harpootlian for the Democratic nomination while Jason Guerry defeated Chris Smith for the Republican nomination.
= District 27
=Incumbent Republican Penry Gustafson ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary. Gustafson had drawn national attention during the previous legislative session when she joined with the chamber's other female senators, including two other Republicans, in a filibuster of a proposed total abortion ban. Her actions drew the ire of the state Republican party, leading to her primary challenge, which she lost.
= District 28
== District 29
== District 30
== District 31
== District 32
== District 33
== District 34
=Incumbent Stephen Goldfinch will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 35
== District 36
== District 37
=Incumbent Larry Grooms will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 38
=Incumbent Sean Bennett will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.
= District 39
== District 40
=District 40 covers Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, and Orangeburg counties. Incumbent Brad Hutto has held the seat since 1996. If he retains the seat, it will mark his eighth full term. Bamberg Democrat Kendrick Brown has filed to challenge him in the primary, and Bamberg Republican Sharon Carter has filed to challenge the winner in the general election.
= District 41
=Incumbent Republican Sandy Senn ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary. Senn had drawn national attention during the previous legislative session when she joined with the chamber's other female senators, including two other Republicans, in a filibuster of a proposed total abortion ban. Her actions drew the ire of the state Republican party, leading to her primary challenge, which she lost.
= District 42
== District 43
== District 44
== District 45
=Incumbent Margie Bright Matthews will run unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.
= District 46
=See also
2024 United States elections
2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary
2024 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
South Carolina Senate
List of South Carolina state legislatures
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